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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 2 Feb 1924, p. 6

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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1924 Here Is the Bill 68tH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION. HR: 672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DECEMBER 5, 1923. A BILL Mr. CuinpBLoM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed. To authorize the acquisition of a site and the erection of a Federal building at Winnetka, Illinois. [ay on Hh WN Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemna- tion, or otherwise, a suitable site in Winnetka, Illinois, and 6 to cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, with fire- 7 proof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and ap- 8 proaches, complete, for the accommodation of the post office, 9 at a total limit of cost, including site, of $150,000. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPEALS TO CITIZENS (Continued from page 1) is one of the suburbs of Chicago which is doubling its population each decade. And WHEREAS, the Village of Win- netka recently adopted a Zoning Or- dinance restricting the erection of esignated portions of the munici- pality, and has also approved a Vil- lage Plan, including provisions for the control and betterment of the central and more public parts of the village. And WHEREAS, because of the adop- tion of the aforesaid Zoning Ordi- nance and said Village Plan there has been a great increase in the erec- tion of business buildings in the vil- lage, and steps are being taken to do away with old and unsightly struc- tures and to replace them with those which will be both architecturally beautiful and at the same time well adapted for modern use. And WHEREAS, a new Village Hall is to be erected soon on a site which has been especially prepared for this pur- pose, and a fine new Masonic Temple has been built near the center of business district, and a new school house has been built and another planned. And WHEREAS, because of the above described . building activities it will soon become difficult to secure a fit 5 a proper Post ce Building in the village. THEREFORE "BE "IT RE- SOLVED, that copies of this reso- lution be sent to the Honorable Wil- liam B. McKinley and the Honor- able Medill McCormick, United States Senators from Illinois. Also to the Honorable Henry R. Rath- bone, Congressman at Large for Illi- nois, and to the Honorable Carl R. Chindblom, Congressman for the Tenth Congressional District of Illi- nois, with the request to each and all CS Sm BOON "Your skin will be happy and healthy if you feed it with our Skin Foods and rub into it, gently, one of our delightfully soothing Skin Lotions." ADAM PHARMACY Elm & Linden WINNETKA 2 LEE SAYS: of the aforesaid gentlemen that they use every endeavor to secure the ap- propriation above described. The above preamble and resolution passed and approved by a unanimous vote of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce this Fifth day of Decem- ber, 1923. EARL L. WEINSTOCK, Attest : President. R. N. KLOEPFER, Secretary. SPECIAL This Week At Your Hydrox Agency BUTTERSCOTCH 50 CENTS AND SERVICE Fifty cents will buy you the services of a five-line Want Ad. It will get you a home or a cook or a good library table or a very desirable position. Everything Electrical at our new location Electric Irons Curling Irons Also repairing on all Electrical Toasters etc. appliances. In New York PARR & POWELL WINNETKA on wm|| ICE CREAM Elm St. Winn. 122 "Purer Because Carbonated' 50c Full Quart Brick COAL Phone Winnetka 12 E. C. WEISSENBERG 7 Za ad 2 dd dddddddddizrrzrrrrrzirriiiiiiiiiiiiiid Why Not Play Safe? Put your investment in a place where you can feel assured that your principal is safe and that you will receive a steady in- come at a good rate. Your surplus funds or your savings, either will earn 7% per year for you if in- vested in our Cumulative Preferred shares. A We pay dividends at the rate of 134% Sound quarterly or 7% yearly. Investment PR . . I'hese shares may be had either on cash With : or deferred payments. A Satisfactory Twenty payments of Five dollars each Return will pay for one share of this Cumulative Preferred investment. NORTH SHORE GAS COMPANY Operated by William A. Baehr Organization Please send me further information regarding your plan for saving.

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